by Adam Markowitz
The Charlotte Bobcats ( 22-29, 28-21-2 ATS ) will try their best to take down the Dallas Mavericks ( 31-21, 30-22 ATS ) on Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. ET.
This soiree against the NBA odds from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC will be seen live on Sports South and FOX Sports Southwest.
The Mavericks have been one of the hottest teams on the NBA betting odds of late. They went on the road and mauled the Boston Celtics on Sunday, and they have now won five games in a row and covered four straight as well. The team has scored at least 102 points in each of those games, but more impressive has been the defense, which has held three straight teams down to an average of under 90 points per game.
What's really getting the Mavericks over the hump though, is their rebounding. For everything which they do well, this isn't the biggest team in the world, and it is often that opponents find a way to do damage by scoring quite a bit off of rebounding. However, it's been four straight games that Dallas has outrebounded its foes, and when you can both outrebound and outshoot your opponents on the same night, you're going to win significantly more often than not.
Charlotte though, can't be overlooked either. These aren't the same Bobcats who were arguably the worst team in NBA history just a couple seasons ago, as they have some fight in them and have covered four of their last five games on the NBA gambling odds.
This team isn't nearly there yet, as it really needs a couple dominating draft picks to go right to make things work. Still, picking up C Al Jefferson in the offseason gave the team a presence on the inside which it can build around for sure. Jefferson is averaging 20.0 points and 10.6 boards per game, and he could be a matchup nightmare in this one for the Mavericks.
Charlotte is also going to count on G Kemba Walker and G Gerald Henderson to make smart decisions with the basketball and take high percentage shots, something that doesn't seem to be in the vocabulary of any of the team's guards. Walker, Henderson, Ramon Sessions, Jeffrey Taylor, and Ben Gordon are combining to shoot under 40 percent from the field, and that just isn't going to get the job done when it comes to beating the NBA wagering odds against some of the best teams in the league.
Free Pick – Though the Mavs have been hot, the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't be blamed for having one eye turned to the game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night to wrap up the first half of the season. The timing of this one just isn't the best, and a Charlotte team which has been much better than you would think of late might be ripe for the taking.
Source:- http://www.gamblerspalace.com/articles/basketball/nba/nba-odds-charlotte-bobcats-to-catch-dallas-mavericks-napping-28977
The Charlotte Bobcats ( 22-29, 28-21-2 ATS ) will try their best to take down the Dallas Mavericks ( 31-21, 30-22 ATS ) on Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00 p.m. ET.
This soiree against the NBA odds from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC will be seen live on Sports South and FOX Sports Southwest.
The Mavericks have been one of the hottest teams on the NBA betting odds of late. They went on the road and mauled the Boston Celtics on Sunday, and they have now won five games in a row and covered four straight as well. The team has scored at least 102 points in each of those games, but more impressive has been the defense, which has held three straight teams down to an average of under 90 points per game.
What's really getting the Mavericks over the hump though, is their rebounding. For everything which they do well, this isn't the biggest team in the world, and it is often that opponents find a way to do damage by scoring quite a bit off of rebounding. However, it's been four straight games that Dallas has outrebounded its foes, and when you can both outrebound and outshoot your opponents on the same night, you're going to win significantly more often than not.
Charlotte though, can't be overlooked either. These aren't the same Bobcats who were arguably the worst team in NBA history just a couple seasons ago, as they have some fight in them and have covered four of their last five games on the NBA gambling odds.
This team isn't nearly there yet, as it really needs a couple dominating draft picks to go right to make things work. Still, picking up C Al Jefferson in the offseason gave the team a presence on the inside which it can build around for sure. Jefferson is averaging 20.0 points and 10.6 boards per game, and he could be a matchup nightmare in this one for the Mavericks.
Charlotte is also going to count on G Kemba Walker and G Gerald Henderson to make smart decisions with the basketball and take high percentage shots, something that doesn't seem to be in the vocabulary of any of the team's guards. Walker, Henderson, Ramon Sessions, Jeffrey Taylor, and Ben Gordon are combining to shoot under 40 percent from the field, and that just isn't going to get the job done when it comes to beating the NBA wagering odds against some of the best teams in the league.
Free Pick – Though the Mavs have been hot, the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't be blamed for having one eye turned to the game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night to wrap up the first half of the season. The timing of this one just isn't the best, and a Charlotte team which has been much better than you would think of late might be ripe for the taking.
Source:- http://www.gamblerspalace.com/articles/basketball/nba/nba-odds-charlotte-bobcats-to-catch-dallas-mavericks-napping-28977
